November 4 R&B Vocal Group 45's and 78's Auction Highlights
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My November 4nd, 2025 R&B Vocal Group 45's and 78's auction complete list
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R&B Vocal Group KINGS on 45 RPM (Records 1 – 4)!
1. The 5 Willows "There'll Be Blue Birds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover / With These Hands" ALLEN 1003 • VG+/M- Their RAREST record! Never had a copy before, not even on 78 rpm. This one is real nice but does have a slight storage warp which does not affect play. MB $500
2. The New Invictors "Deeply In Love With You / She Wouldn't Quit It" HALE 500 • M- Super rare one from Atlanta, Georgia! Never had this one before! Slight storage warp with no effect on play. Beautiful record! MB $500
3. The Royals "Every Beat Of My Heart / All Night Long" FEDERAL 12064-AA • M- Insanely rare BLUE AND GOLD TOP FEDERAL! YES, it's 1,000% real and it is WILD COLORED VINYL that looks Green / Red / Purple when held up to the light. MB $2,000
4. Leo Valentine And Group "Please Don't Leave Me This Way / Baby Doll" SKYLIGHT 201 • M- VERY SCARCE San Francisco, California Group record. Only had this ONCE before and there were a large number of bidders. GORGEOUS COPY! MB $300
R&B Vocal Group KINGS on 78 RPM (See Records 250 – 251)!
Rare and Classic R&B Vocal Groups on 45 RPM!
7. Nicky Addeo With The Darchaes — "Gloria/Bring Back Your Heart" SAVOY 200 MINT RED VINYL MB $50
9. Lee Andrews And Group — "A Night Like Tonight/You Gave To Me" SWAN 4076 M- GREAT ONE! MB $100
16. The Avalons — "Hearts Desire/Ebb Tide" UNART 2007 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with date of JAN 20 1959 stamped neatly on the B-side label MB $75
17. Ban-Lons — "I Like It/Hey Good Lookin' " FIDELITY 4056 M- Very faded xol on A-side. PITTSBURGH sound MB $75
19. The Belltones — "I Love You/Merengue" J & S 1610 M- MB $75
22. The Blue Notes — "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)/There's Something In Your Eyes, Eloise" J O Z 800 M- MB $75
25. The Calvanes — "Crazy Over You/Don't Take Your Love From Me" DOOTONE 371 M- MB $50
27. Bobby Capri And Group — "One Sided Love/Charm Bracelet" ARTISTE 101 M- xol MB $100
29. Bobby Capri With Group — "The Night/ I'm Gonna Be Another Man" JOHNSON 126 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
33. The Castells — "I Do/Teardrops" WARNER BROTHERS 5421 MINT Written, Arranged & Produced by Beach Boy Legend BRIAN WILSON! WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75
35. The Casual Crescendos — "Wish That You Were Here/Uncle Ben's Concentrated Blueberry Jam (Yummy)" MRC 12001 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200
39. The Chants — "When I'm With You/Heaven And Paradise" NITE OWL 40 M- Maroon label first press MB $150
40. The Checkers — "Ghost Of My Baby/ I Wanna Know" KING 4626 M- MASTERPIECE!!! With slight warp—no effect on play and small stain on B-side label MB $200
45. Marino Choice And Group — "I Wonder/Cherry Juice" BLOCK 1002 M- FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, small Promoter's writing on B-side label MB $50
48. The Clusters — "Forecast Of Our Love/Long Legged Maggie" EPIC 9330 M- GREAT ONE MB $100
52. Dave Collins And The Scrubs — "Bluesy Me/Don't Break-A My Heart" IMPERIAL 5294 M- RARE! MB $300
54. The Cor-Don's — "Is She The One/ Some Kinda Wonderful" ROWE 011 M- TOUGH AND GREAT ONE MB $200
56. Crest's — "My Juanita / Sweetest One" JOYCE 103 • M- LARGE PRINT "Y" True First Pressing MB $75
60. The Crystals — "God Only Knows/My Girl" DELUXE 6077 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO LABEL MB $50
66. The Dells — "Oh What A Nite/Jo-Jo" VEE-JAY 204 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with small wol, all time classic and TOUGH to find as PROMO MB $50
67. The Dells — "Wedding Day/My Best Girl" VEE-JAY 300 M- Tough one! First copy I have ever had! MB $75
68. The Del Rios — "Alone On A Rainy Night/Lizzie" METEOR 5038 M- RARE!!!! MB $300
71. The Devotions — "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons /Rip Van Winkle" DELTA 1001 • MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75
72. The Diablos — "Do You Remember What You Did/Daddy Rockin' Strong" FORTUNE 516 M- RARE PURPLE LABEL FIRST PRESSING! Super THICK vinyl MB $50
77. The Drifters — "White Christmas/The Bells Of St. Mary's" ATLANTIC 1048 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO!!! Special version for Christmas with red and white print and holly on the label. MB $50
79. The Dubs — "Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely/Darling" JOHNSON 102 M- FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING, slight stain on A-side label MB $300
85. The Duponts — "You/Must Be Falling In Love" WINLEY 212 M- ALTERNATE VERSION ORIGINAL MB $50
92. The Empires — "My Baby, My Baby/ Corn Whiskey" HARLEM 2325 VG Small label stain MB $100
96. The Evergreens — "Very Truly Yours/Guitar Player" CHART 605 VG+ TRUE FIRST PRESSING with CHAINS ON THE LABEL MB $50
98. The Falcons — "My Only Love/Now That It's Over" FALCON 1006 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75
102. Lincoln Fig And The Dates — "Way Up/Kiss Me Tenderly" WORTHY 1006 MINT TOUGH ONE MB $100
103. Five Chances — "Gloria / Sugar Lips" STATES 156 • M-/VG+ ALL TIME CLASSIC MASTERPIECE MB $200
104. The Five Classic's — "Magic Star/Old Cape Cod" RODE 101 M- Tough one! MB $150
105. The Five Pastels — "You're An Angel / Listen Baby" DOME 249 • VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100
111. The Five Wings — "Teardrops Are Falling/Rock-A-Locka" KING 4781 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label MB $75
112. The Flamingos — "I Want To Love You/Please Come Back Home" CHECKER 821 M- WHITE AND RED LABEL PROMO MB $50
113. Flamingos — "A Kiss From Your Lips/ Get With It" CHECKER 837 M- WHITE AND RED LABEL PROMO with small # on label MB $50
117. Four Blazes — "Please Send Her Back To Me/Stop Boogie Woogie" UNITED 127 MINT RED VINYL MB $100
119. Four Blazes — "Ella Louise/Perfect Woman" UNITED 158 M- RED VINYL MB $50
120. The Four Blazes — "My Great Love Affair/All Night Long" UNITED 168 M- RED VINYL MB $50
121. The "4" Uniques — "Looking For A Love/Too Young" ADAM RECORDS, INC. 9002 M- MB $50
126. The Gay Tunes — "Thrill Of Romance / Wh-Y-Y Leave Me This Wa-Ay-Ay" TIMELY 1002 • M- RED VINYL MB $400
127. The Gems — "Waiting/Please Change Your Mind" RECORTE 407 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
129. The Gospel Wonders — "I Want To Live, Live, Live / He's My All & All" CHESS 1656 • M- SUPER RARE CHESS Gospel Release MB $300
130. "Little Guy" And The Giants — "So Young/It's You" LAWN 103 M- MB $100
135. The Hawks — "Joe The Grinder/Candy Girl" IMPERIAL 5266 M- TOUGH MB $150
141. The Hurricanes — "Yours/Maybe It's All For The Best" KING 4867 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label MB $75
142. The Hurricanes — "Priceless/Now That I Need You" KING 5042 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label MB $75
143. The Impalas — "I Ran All The Way Home/Fool, Fool, Fool" CUB 9022 M- PROMO COPY of TRUE FIRST PRESSING with original title: No mention of "Sorry " MB $50
145. The Ivy Tones — "Each Time/Oo Wee Baby" RED TOP 105 M- FIRST PRESSING MB $75
163. Lonnie & The Crisis — "Bells In The Chapel/Santa Town, USA" UNIVERSAL 103 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol MB $100
167. The Manhattans — "How Do You Say I'm Sorry/Love Is Where You Find It" WARNER 1015 M- MB $100
171. Yul McClay And The Mondellos — "Never Leave Me Alone / Over The Rainbow" RHYTHM 105 • M- RARE MB $200
172. The Mello-Moods — "How Could You?/Where Are You" ROBIN 105 POOR RARE MB $50
176. The Montereys — "Face In The Crowd/Step Right Up" BLAST 219 VG+ MB $100
177. Mood Makers — "Dream A Dream/Dolores" BAMBI 800 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, small stain on label MB $50
180. The Neons — "My Lover / Tucson" WALDON 1001 • M- Slight discoloration on the B-side label MB $200
183. Bobby Nunn — "Christmas Bells/Two Sisters (by Que Martin)" RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 244 AA VG+ VERY RARE! No Group but wonderful Vocals by Bobby Nunn MB $200
186. Phil Orsi & The Little Kings — "Oh My Darling/Come On Everybody" LUCKY 1009 M- MB $50
193. The Pilgrim Harmonaires — "Anyway You Bless Me Lord / He Said He Would Move" CHESS 1657 • M- VERY RARE GOSPEL MB $300
197. Prisonaires — "Just Walkin' In The Rain/Baby Please" SUN 186 M- THICK VINYL ORIGINAL TRUE FIRST PRESSING MB $100
198. The Rain Drops — "(I Found) Heaven In Love/I Prayed For Gold" SPIN IT 104 VG+ MB $50
202. The Revalons — "Dreams Are For Fools/This Is The Moment" PET 802 MINT MB $50
203. Roger & The Travelers — "You're Daddy's Little Girl/Just Gotta Be That Way" EMBER 1079 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO—FLAMES' FIRST PRESSING MB $50
205. The Sabres — "Always Forever/Cool, Cool Christmas" CAL-WEST 45847 VG+ MB $100
206. The Scarlets — "Dear One/I've Lost" RED ROBIN 128 VG+/M- MB $50
211. The Silhouettes — "Bing Bong/Voodoo Eyes" EMBER 1037 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
212. The Silhouettes — "Wish I Could Be There/Move On Over" GRAND 142 M- MB $75
215. The Solitaires — "Blue Valentine/Wonder Why" OLD TOWN 1000 M- MB $100
223. The Swallows — "Tell Me Why / Roll Roll Pretty Baby" KING 4515 AA • M- MB $300
224. The Swallows — "Laugh (Though You Want To Cry)/Our Love Is Dying" KING 4612 M- MB $75
225. The Swallows — "Trust Me/Pleading Blues" KING 4656 VG+ MB $50 (See PICTURE at top of page 7)
226. The Swallows — "I'll Be Waiting/It Feels So Good" KING 4676 M- MB $100
229. Tamaneers — "Be Anything But Be Mine/Searching" BRAMLEY 102 VG+ TOUGH ONE MB $100
234. The Thrillers — "The Drunkard/Mattie, Leave Me Alone" BIG TOWN 109 MINT MB $50
239. The Tunemasters — "Sending This Letter/It's All Over" MARK 7002 VG+ MB $75
240. The Uniques — "Over The Rainbow/Fool Number Two" SELSOM RECORDS 104 M- Stain on label MB $75
241. Uniques — "It's Got To Come From Your Heart/I'm So Happy" PRIDE 1018 M- Small wol on B-side MB $50
245. The Vocaleers — "Angel Face/Lovin' Baby" RED ROBIN 132 M- MB $100
246. The Vows — "I Wanna A Chance/Have Your Heard" MARKAY 103 VG+ TRUE FIRST PRESSING with "Wanna A Chance" instead of "Wanna Chance" MB $100
248. Leo Wright & The El-Jays — "I Wonder/ It Is I" C B RECORDS 5008 M- MB $50
R&B Vocal Group KINGS on 78
RPM (Records 250 – 251)!
250. The Crystalights "The Bells / Oh Baby" SUNSET 1142 • M- ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE of the GENRE and NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND! Never had a copy to sell in all my 50 years in records! Three copies surfaced earlier this year and were immediately snapped up! MB $2,000
251. The Lyres "Ship Of Love / Playboy" J & G 101 • M-/VG+ THE NUTMEGS' FIRST RECORD and one of the top five most legendary 78 only Group records that almost NEVER comes up for sale! Three copies were found in the same old store stock as the three copies of the Crystalites. Previous to this recent find, there were probably only three copies known at all. MB $4,000
Rare and Classic R&B Vocal Groups on 78 RPM!
252. The Ah-Moors — "The Answer To Write Me A Letter/Honey, Honey, Honey" RAINBOW 10060 M- ANSWER RECORD to the RAVENS' BIG HIT "Write Me A Letter" MB $100
257. The Bards — "I'm A Wine Drinker/Easy Going Baby" DAWN 208 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, from the personal collection of legendary DJ Alan Freed— TOUGH MB $100
258. The Bees — "Toy Bell/Snatchin' Back" IMPERIAL 5314 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC! This is the ORIGINAL of the song later made famous by Chuck Berry as "My Ding-A-Ling" MB $50
259. The Bells Of Harmony — "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray/Anyway You Bless Me Lord" KINGDOM 102 M- SUPER RARE GOSPEL from Memphis, Tennessee MB $100
260. The Belltones — "Estelle / Promise Love" GRAND 102 • VG+ ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER! A red vinyl 45 could sell for over $10,000! MB $200
272. The Castelles — "My Girl Awaits Me/Sweetness" GRAND 101 M- MB $50
273. The Castelles — "Marcella/I'm A Fool To Care" GRAND 114 M- MB $50
275. The Casuals — "So Tough/I Love My Darling" BACK BEAT 503 MINT Tough on 78 rpm format, old store stock MB $50
276. Bob Geddins' Cavaliers — "Nobody's Business If I Do/I'm Just A Stranger Here" GILT-EDGE 5022 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label, fantastic Group Harmony version of this classic 1920's Blues song! MB $50
278. Walter Ward And The Challengers — "I Can Tell/The Mambo Beat" MELATONE 1002 VG SUPER RARE! This is the very first record by the group that would later become the OLYMPICS. MB $100
280. The Chancellors — "I'm Coming Home/Gotta Little Baby" X Y Z 104 M- Rare on 78 rpm format MB $50
283. The Charmers — "Tony, My Darling/In The Rain" CENTRAL 1006 MINT Small x on B-side label—Tough MB $100
287. The Chosen Gospel Singers — "One-Two-Three/Before This Time Another Year" SPECIALTY 838 MINT FANTASTIC TWO-SIDED GOSPEL with small # on label MB $50
291. The Coins "Blue, Can't Get No Place With You / Cheatin' Baby" GEE 10 • M- ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE of the GENRE MB $500
293. The Coronets — "It Would Be Heavenly/Baby's Coming Home" CHESS 1553 M- THE RARE ONE BY THEM MB $150
294. Crown Spirituals — "Stand Up For Love/He'll Make A Way For Me" WILM RECORDING M- 10 inch LACQUER DISC PROBABLY THE ONLY COPY EVER! From a Wilmington, Delaware radio station recording studio, NICE GOSPEL and never issued MB $50
295. Rev. Sampson And The Crusaders — "There's A Bright Side Somewhere/ I'll Search Heaven" RECO-ART SOUND RECORDING CO. VG- 10 inch Lacquer disc from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recording studio, probably the only copy and never issued MB $20
297. The Daffodils — "Wine/These Kissable Lips" C. J. 100 M- MB $50
301. The Diamond Jubilee Singers — "A Home On Canaan Shore/Noah" JAGUAR 201 M- NICE GOSPEL MB $50
302. Diamond Jubilee Singers — "All I Need Is Jesus/The Prayer Wheel In My Heart" STERLING 1505 M- GREAT ONE! MB $50
304. The Dodgers — "Drip Drop/ Cat Hop" ALADDIN 3271 • M- MASTERPIECE MB $150
305. The Dominoes — "Harbor Lights/"No" Says My Heart" FEDERAL 12010 M- No 45 known MB $50
307. The Drifters — "Dance With Me/True Love, True Love" ATLANTIC 2040 M- SCARCE LATE ONE FROM 1959 MB $100
311. JoAnn Boswell With The ElTones — "You Were Meant For Me/I Won't Be Your Fool" CHIEF 800 M- MB $50
312. El Rays "Darling I Know / Christine" CHECKER 794 • M- The very FIRST record by THE DELLS! And what a great record!!! MB $300
315. The Enchanters — "True Love Gone (Come On Home)/Wait A Minute Baby" CORAL 61756 M- Tough on 78 rpm MB $50
316. The Encores — "When I Look At You/Young Girls, Young Girls" CHECKER 760 M- MB $50
318. Faithful Four — "In My Jesus's Arms/Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego" CHEROKEE 30 M- RARE! MB $50
320. The Fascinators — "My Beauty, My Own/Don't Give It Away" YOUR COPY 1136 MINT Old store stock—GREAT ONE MB $100
321. The Fiestas — "So Fine/Last Night I Dreamed" OLD TOWN 1062 VG+ Tough on 78 rpm format MB $50
324. The Five Barons — "Fine As Wine/BLANK" BEACON 9144 VG+ ONE-SIDED, POSSIBLY UNISSUED—GREAT DRINKING SONG! MB $100
327. The Five Blue Notes "The Beat Of Our Hearts / You Gotta Go Baby" SABRE 108 • MINT"RB" written neatly on the label . . . rarest one by them MB $300
328. Five Chances "All I Want / Shake-A-Link" BLUE LAKE 115 • VG+ Insanely rare on 45 rpm MB $300
329. 5 Crowns — "You Could Be My Love / Good Luck Darlin' " OLD TOWN 790 • M- GREAT ONE MB $200
330. The Five Gospel Stirrers — "One Moment In God's Kingdom/His Eye Is On The Sparrow" 20TH CENTURY 54 M- GREAT ONE MB $50
331. The "5" Hearts — "The Fine One / Please Please Baby" FLAIR 1026 • MINT Old store stock, TOUGH MB $100
333. The Five Satins — "To The Aisle/Wish I Had My Baby" EMBER 1019 M- MB $25
335. The 5 Willows "Love Bells / Please Baby" PEE DEE 290 • M-Rare! MB $500
336. The Flamingos — "Golden Teardrops/Carried Away" CHANCE 1145 M- ALL TIME MASTERPIECE MB $100
337. The Flamingos "I Really Don't Want To Know / Get With It" PARROT 811 • M- $10,000 on 45 rpm! MB $500
339. The Four Bells — "Only A Miracle/My Tree" GEM 220 M- MB $100
340. The Sensational Wonders — "Why I Love Him/When I Come To Die" COMBO 1112 M- Rare and great Gospel MB $75
My November 4nd, 2025 R&B Vocal Group 45's and 78's auction complete list
Good luck, everybody!
John Tefteller
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Classic and Rare Rock & Roll 45's and 78's!!